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FZPN03 KNHC 101538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 10 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 12.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM LINE 27N140W TO 19N118W S TO 11N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 10N140W TO 03N102W TO 11N102W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N140W TO 14N115W TO 
16N116W TO 23N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N TO LINE FROM 
30N126W TO 17N125W TO 14N112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MERGING SE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 
131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW 
SWELL. 

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT IN NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 13.5N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11.5N96W N 
TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF THE LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED DEC 10.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 08N100W TO 10N112W TO 
07N126W TO 09N134W TO 07N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
180 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 117W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING/KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.